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Latest Newsen‘Dance Moms’ Star Kendall Vertes Opens Up About Abby Lee Miller’s Refusal To Release Her Musichttp://www.ibtimes.com/dance-moms-star-kendall-vertes-opens-about-abby-lee-millers-refusal-release-her-music-2458151
Kendall Vertes is continuing her music career, no thanks to her “Dance Moms” coach Abby Lee Miller. Nineteen months after the release of her debut single, “Wear ‘Em Out,” the 14-year-old rising star is prepping to step back onto the music scene.http://www.ibtimes.com/dance-moms-star-kendall-vertes-opens-about-abby-lee-millers-refusal-release-her-music-2458151Fri, 09 Dec 2016 20:34:46 -0500Flint Water Crisis: Google-Backed App Made Available To Help Residents Find Drinking Water, Filtershttp://www.ibtimes.com/flint-water-crisis-google-backed-app-made-available-help-residents-find-drinking-2458187
Though it’s no longer a major news story in national papers, the water crisis in Flint, Mich. is an ongoing struggle for its citizens. A Google-funded app is now helping citizens of the city find clean water to supplement for what their pipes can’t provide.http://www.ibtimes.com/flint-water-crisis-google-backed-app-made-available-help-residents-find-drinking-2458187Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:29:06 -0500Trump And Climate Change: Memo Sparks 'Witch Hunt' Fears At Energy Departmenthttp://www.ibtimes.com/trump-climate-change-memo-sparks-witch-hunt-fears-energy-department-2458177
President-elect Donald Trump has ignited concerns of a type of “witch hunt” at the Energy Department, Bloomberg and Politico reported.http://www.ibtimes.com/trump-climate-change-memo-sparks-witch-hunt-fears-energy-department-2458177Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:18:41 -0500Food Marble's AIRE Device Helps Determine What Foods Give You Digestive Problemshttp://www.ibtimes.com/food-marbles-aire-device-helps-determine-what-foods-give-you-digestive-problems-2458160
A new device called Aire, which can help determine what foods make you gassy, is now available for pre-order from the startup Food Marble.
Aire is a small, portable device that is paired with its app to serve as a personal digestive tracker, Food Marble says on its site. The device allows users to find the food that will most likely go well with their digestive system.http://www.ibtimes.com/food-marbles-aire-device-helps-determine-what-foods-give-you-digestive-problems-2458160Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:16:52 -0500College Football Bowl Predictions 2016-2017: Las Vegas Betting Odds, Picks Against The Spreadhttp://www.ibtimes.com/college-football-bowl-predictions-2016-2017-las-vegas-betting-odds-picks-against-2458146
The 2016-2017 college football regular season is over, but 80 FBS teams will play at least one more game. There are 40 bowl games on the upcoming schedule, not including the national championship game, starting on Dec. 17 and ending Jan. 2.http://www.ibtimes.com/college-football-bowl-predictions-2016-2017-las-vegas-betting-odds-picks-against-2458146Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:11:16 -0500Heroin Overdose Epidemic: Deaths Exceed Gun Homicides For First Time In US, Reporthttp://www.ibtimes.com/heroin-overdose-epidemic-deaths-exceed-gun-homicides-first-time-us-report-2458116
Opioid deaths have surpassed gun homicides for the first ever in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed by the Washington Post.
More Americans died from heroin-related incidents than from gun homicides in 2015. A stark opposite of just a few years ago in 2007 when gun homicides outnumbered heroin deaths by more than 5 to 1.http://www.ibtimes.com/heroin-overdose-epidemic-deaths-exceed-gun-homicides-first-time-us-report-2458116Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:03:16 -0500Goldman Sachs Stock Surges As Trump Taps Goldman COO For Top Economic Job http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/goldman-sachs-stock-surges-trump-taps-goldman-coo-top-economic-job-2458110
Goldman Sachs stock price is rocketing upwards, as President-elect Donald Trump stacks his administration with bankers and former employees from the firm. &nbsp;
On Friday, President-elect Donald Trump reportedly asked the number two executive at Goldman Sachs, Gary Cohn, to head up his National Economic Council (NEC). Cohn is a 26-year veteran of the firm and has served as president and COO for the last decade. He’s the first current Goldman employee to be tapped for a high-level role in the Trump administration.
Last month, Trump announced he’d appoint former Goldman banker Steve Mnuchin as treasury secretary. Trump's senior advisor Steve Bannon also worked at the bank&nbsp;in the 1990s. &nbsp;
Read: Trump's Hate-Love Relationship With Goldman Sachs
Back in September, Goldman Sachs released a memo reassuring clients that, no matter who won the upcoming election, there would be no shortage of money-making opportunities for the firm. That forecast seems to have been spot on: In the month since the election, Goldman shares have climbed nearly 25 percent&nbsp;amid a broader stock market surge that’s been dubbed the “Trump rally.”
Trump and his economic team have promised to roll back banking regulations while&nbsp;lowering corporate taxes. Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein — who supported Hillary Clinton during the campaign— &nbsp;has since warmed to a Trump presidency. “The declared policies of Mr. Trump are therefore a good thing.... [he] may turn out to be a much better president than anyone else might have been in that place,’’ Blankfein&nbsp;told the German newspaper Handelsblatt on Thursday. “I am not pessimistic at all because he won.”
Cohn holds $212 million in Goldman stock. He‘ll have to sell it — but like other government appointees, can delay paying capital gains taxes thanks to a special clause in the tax code.
The appointment of Goldman Sachs bankers to key government posts is not new: President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush tapped Goldman Sachs senior executives as treasury secretaries.
But for Trump, it's something of a reversal. During the campaign, he repeatedly railed&nbsp;against Goldman Sachs: He attacked Ted Cruz during the primaries for taking a loan from the bank, and said&nbsp;Goldman&nbsp;had “total control” over Hillary Clinton, who gave a number of paid speeches to its employees behind closed doors.&nbsp;
Since his victory, Trump has modulated his tone. He told a crowd in Ohio last week that he didn't want to appoint an advisor who'd “failed all his life.”&nbsp;Instead, he promised to surround himself with&nbsp;succesful bussiness people.&nbsp;“I am going to be putting on the greatest killers you’ve ever seen,”&nbsp;he said.&nbsp;
After the Cohn story broke on Friday, Mnuchin, who’s become the most visible surrogate for Trump’s economic policy, told CNN that the Trump presidency would mark an end to unwarranted attacks on bankers.&nbsp;“The cabal against the bankers is over,” he said. “We need to bring country together.”
Cohn,&nbsp;a registered Democrat, wrote checks for over $25,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in 2006, 2007, and 2008. &nbsp;He’s also given money to Republicans&nbsp;including onetime Trump rival&nbsp;Marco Rubio and Missouri Sen. Roy &nbsp;Blunt, according to FEC filings.
As head of the NEC, Cohn would exercise significant influence over economic policy — but, unlike the treasury secretary, the appointment does not require Senate confirmation. George W. Bush’s NEC chief, Lawrence B. Lindsey, helped push for a $1.3 trillion tax cut, and Obama’s former NEC head Gene Sperling is credited with engineering the $447 billion American Jobs Act.
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A Tax Break For Titans Who Take Government Jobs<a href="/national">National</a>http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/goldman-sachs-stock-surges-trump-taps-goldman-coo-top-economic-job-2458110Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:59:59 -0500Pennsylvania Recount Update: Russian Vote Hacking Accusation Is 'Rank Speculation,' AG Writes To Federal Courthttp://www.ibtimes.com/pennsylvania-recount-update-russian-vote-hacking-accusation-rank-speculation-ag-2458136
Voter officials in Pennsylvania tried to derail Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein’s vote recount efforts for the presidential election in the Keystone State Thursday. They asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from Stein’s party to force a count of paper ballots cast on Election Day and force an inspection of election software for signs of tampering.
The state attorney general’s office characterized the recount effort as an attempt to undermine the election of Donald Trump, who won the state in a surprising upset against Democrat Hillary Clinton.http://www.ibtimes.com/pennsylvania-recount-update-russian-vote-hacking-accusation-rank-speculation-ag-2458136Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:52:15 -0500What Is National Bible Day? Manny Pacquiao Wants To Create New Religious Holiday In The Philippineshttp://www.ibtimes.com/what-national-bible-day-manny-pacquiao-wants-create-new-religious-holiday-philippines-2457946
Filipino boxer and now Senator Manny Pacquiao wants to establish National Bible Day, with the introduction of a new bill calling for every last Monday in January to observe the new holiday. http://www.ibtimes.com/what-national-bible-day-manny-pacquiao-wants-create-new-religious-holiday-philippines-2457946Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:46:48 -0500Chrome Update: Browser Will Warn Users About Unsecure Websiteshttp://www.ibtimes.com/chrome-update-browser-will-warn-users-about-unsecure-websites-2458133
Sketchy retail sites have made their way into Google’s crosshairs. The latest update on its way for Google Chrome will clearly mark retail sites using out of date security protocols as being a risk to users.
The change, which will first appear in the Chrome 56 beta, will brand any website that collects passwords or credit card information while using unencrypted HTTP protocols will be labeled with as “not secure” directly in the address bar.http://www.ibtimes.com/chrome-update-browser-will-warn-users-about-unsecure-websites-2458133Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:24:16 -0500‘Dancing With The Stars’ Judge Julianne Hough Delivers A Wedding Update; What Will Her Theme Be?http://www.ibtimes.com/dancing-stars-judge-julianne-hough-delivers-wedding-update-what-will-her-theme-be-2458124
Julianne Hough has yet to pin down a number of important details regarding her wedding, but she’s got some very specific ideas about what the overall vibe of her big day will be. The “Dancing With the Stars” judge has been engaged to hockey star Brooks Laich since August 2015 and it’s going to be a while before they say their I Dos.http://www.ibtimes.com/dancing-stars-judge-julianne-hough-delivers-wedding-update-what-will-her-theme-be-2458124Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:17:19 -0500Netflix Christmas TV Episodes To Stream In December: Over 40 Holiday Themed Specials Available To Watchhttp://www.ibtimes.com/netflix-christmas-tv-episodes-stream-december-over-40-holiday-themed-specials-2458026
Christmas is almost here and there is no better way to get into the holiday spirit than binge-watching Christmas episodes on Netflix. Whether you are in the mood to laugh, cry or be frightened, there will certainly be an episode that can satisfy your mood.
Below are over 40 holiday episodes available to stream in December 2016:
“30 Rock” Season 2, episode 9http://www.ibtimes.com/netflix-christmas-tv-episodes-stream-december-over-40-holiday-themed-specials-2458026Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:13:06 -0500How Apple Could Block Climate Change Vote: SEC Limits Shareholder Powerhttp://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/how-apple-could-block-climate-change-vote-sec-limits-shareholder-power-2458093
Although Apple boasts about its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, members of the board didn’t want to be held to any promises. And even though Barack Obama has called climate change a “terrifying” threat to human survival, one of Obama’s most powerful regulatory agencies weighed in this week to help Apple shield itself from shareholders who want the company to outline its environmental plans.
The Securities and Exchange Commission told Apple that the company would not face sanctions if executives blocked&nbsp;shareholders from voting on a non-binding proposal to eliminate Apple’s climate-related pollution — in effect, allowing Apple to disenfranchise its own stockholders without fear of punishment.
Read: Can Obama Block Trump's Offshore Drilling Plans?
“The proposal seeks to micromanage the company by probing too deeply into matters of a complex nature upon which shareholders, as a group, would not be in a position to make an informed judgment,” SEC special counsel Evan S. Jacobson said in a December 5th letter to Apple executives, informing them that regulators would not recommend enforcement action if the company omits the resolution from its proxy materials, thereby&nbsp;preventing a vote.
In opposing the shareholder proposal and requesting the SEC “no action” letter, Apple’s associate general counsel Gene D. Levoff extolled the company’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions. “The company has gone to great lengths to provide its shareholders and the general public with detailed information, available on the company’s website, about its greenhouse gas emissions and energy use,” he wrote.
But while touting that detailed information, Levoff asserted that the proposal inappropriately allows for shareholder oversight of “numerous aspects of the Company's business which are simply too complex for shareholders to understand fully based on the limited information available to them.”
The SEC concurred.
Environmental groups have argued that the SEC has refused to adequately enforce its own climate-related rules.
After the agency passed a 2010 rule to provide investors with more information about climate risks, the commission has “done almost nothing to enforce that guidance,” wrote Mindy S. Lubber, president of the environmental watchdog group Ceres. “The SEC’s enforcement division has not conducted any investigations into possible violations of the securities laws from inadequate climate risk disclosure.”
A January report from the Governmental Accountability Office found that despite such criticism, “the agency has no plans to specifically determine if additional actions related to disclosure of climate-related risks are necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors.”
The SEC has recently refused corporate requests for similar “no action” letters on some climate issues. Over the last year, the agency denied such requests by, among others, oil giants ExxonMobil, Chevron and Hess — each of which sought to block their own shareholders from voting on proposals to have the companies assess, reduce or merely acknowledge the threat of climate change. The agency in 2015 refused to issue a no action letter against a proposal to help shareholders review whether a mutual fund was voting its shares of stock in a way that reflected its stated climate change policy.
Apple has said it is aiming to help stop climate change, and the company has taken high-profile steps to power many of its facilities with renewable energy. But in 2015, the company saw a year-to-year uptick in its carbon emissions. Manufacturing plants in China are responsible for the majority of Apple's carbon footprint.&nbsp;
Still, the company says it is moving towards its “goal to run 100 percent of its worldwide operations on renewable energy and lead the way towards reducing carbon emissions from manufacturing.”
That stated goal was cited by Christie Jantz, whose Boston-based firm specializes in socially responsible investments, in her push for the shareholder resolution. The initiative proposed to let shareholders cast an up-or-down vote on a resolution saying, “shareholders request that the Board of Directors generate a feasible plan for the Company to reach a net-zero [greenhouse gas] emission status by the year 2030 for all aspects of the business which are directly owned by the Company and major suppliers.”
Jantz, who has filed other climate-related resolutions at other publicly traded corporations, argued that the company’s plan to achieve its 100 percent renewable objectives remained unclear, and that Apple officials should provide specific details and a timeline for implementation.
“She is just asking the company to consider the need for carbon reduction more completely, and identify a goal and endpoint to the company's efforts that is a more complete and expeditious response to the urgency of climate change responses,” wrote Jantz’s lawyer to the SEC.
Though Apple is a multibillion-dollar behemoth, its lawyer countered Jantz’s argument by declaring that the company had little power to influence the environmental behavior of its subcontractors and vendors.
“The company is not in a position to require its major suppliers to change their business operations to reduce their emissions or engage in other operations to offset their emissions,” Levoff wrote. “Because the Company cannot compel its major suppliers and regulatory agencies in countries where they operate to take action on carbon emissions as requested by the proposal, it is impossible for the company to produce the plan without intervening actions by third parties.”<a href="/technology">Technology</a><a href="/business">Business</a><a href="/technology">Technology</a>http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/how-apple-could-block-climate-change-vote-sec-limits-shareholder-power-2458093Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:02:54 -0500Are Kim And Kanye Actually Getting Divorced? A Closer Look At The Rumorshttp://www.ibtimes.com/are-kim-kanye-actually-getting-divorced-closer-look-rumors-2458095
During Kanye West’s hospital stay for mental health issues, rumors began to swirl that his marriage to Kim Kardashian was in trouble.
Now, a report from E! News says the couple’s marriage is fine. “Kanye is going to be fine. And he and Kim are strong,” a source said. “Just because the paparazzi don’t see him, they’re like, ‘Oh, Kanye’s not with Kim anymore.’” The unnamed source went on to call the rumors bogus.http://www.ibtimes.com/are-kim-kanye-actually-getting-divorced-closer-look-rumors-2458095Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:01:17 -0500PS4 Vs. Xbox One: Sony Sales Reportedly Beat Microsoft In Novemberhttp://www.ibtimes.com/ps4-vs-xbox-one-sony-sales-reportedly-beat-microsoft-november-2458102
Sony’s PlayStation 4 beat Xbox One sales in the U.S. during November, according to market research firm NPD. The NPD Group’s monthly sales report won’t be released to the public until next week, but a Sony spokesperson confirmed the news with GameSpot. The spokesperson didn’t reveal specific numbers.http://www.ibtimes.com/ps4-vs-xbox-one-sony-sales-reportedly-beat-microsoft-november-2458102Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:45:07 -0500Jennifer Lawrence Apologizes To Internet And ‘Hawaiian People’ After Joke About Sacred Rocks http://www.ibtimes.com/jennifer-lawrence-apologizes-internet-hawaiian-people-after-joke-about-sacred-rocks-2458098
“Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence could do no wrong in the eyes of most people—until she joked about sitting on sacred rocks in Hawaii. The actress, who was promoting her new film “Passengers” when she made the gaffe, took to Facebook Friday to issue her mea culpa. http://www.ibtimes.com/jennifer-lawrence-apologizes-internet-hawaiian-people-after-joke-about-sacred-rocks-2458098Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:38:41 -0500Michigan Vote Recount Update: Did Broken Poll Machines Take Votes Away From Hillary Clinton In The 2016 Election?http://www.ibtimes.com/michigan-vote-recount-update-did-broken-poll-machines-take-votes-away-hillary-clinton-2458063
A crucial county in Michigan that is home to one of the state’s largest African American populations may derail the voter recount efforts in the state.http://www.ibtimes.com/michigan-vote-recount-update-did-broken-poll-machines-take-votes-away-hillary-clinton-2458063Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:11:39 -0500Android 7.1.1 Features: Sony Vying To Be First OEM To Release Latest Nougat Versionhttp://www.ibtimes.com/android-711-features-sony-vying-be-first-oem-release-latest-nougat-version-2458067
Several Android manufacturers are doing what they can to get their devices updated to the latest Android Nougat as quickly as possible. Manufacturers including HTC and Huawei have already begun updating devices to Android 7.0 Nougat; however, Sony has now set out to be the first non-Google brand to update its devices to Android 7.1.1 Nougat.http://www.ibtimes.com/android-711-features-sony-vying-be-first-oem-release-latest-nougat-version-2458067Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:58:49 -0500Apple AirPods Release Date Delayed Because Audio Not Syncing Between Wireless Headphones http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-airpods-release-date-delayed-because-audio-not-syncing-between-wireless-2458055
The reason Apple’s AirPods release date has been delayed has finally been revealed in a recent Wall Street Journal report.
Apple is apparently having trouble syncing audio between the two separate wireless earphones, a source familiar with the development of the AirPods told the Journal. The company is struggling with the wireless connection between the left and right pieces.http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-airpods-release-date-delayed-because-audio-not-syncing-between-wireless-2458055Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:45:40 -0500Office-Themed Gift Guide 2016: 13 Ideas To Take Your Anyone’s Work Space To The Next Levelhttp://www.ibtimes.com/office-themed-gift-guide-2016-13-ideas-take-your-anyones-work-space-next-level-2458053
Secret Santa is an age old holiday tradition in which participating parties pick names at random and purchase that person a gift. It’s something many offices around the country participate in and many office workers dread.http://www.ibtimes.com/office-themed-gift-guide-2016-13-ideas-take-your-anyones-work-space-next-level-2458053Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:42:48 -0500'Super Mario Run' Release Date News: iOS Game Won’t Work Offline, Miyamoto Sayshttp://www.ibtimes.com/super-mario-run-release-date-news-ios-game-wont-work-offline-miyamoto-says-2458036
Super Mario Run doesn’t launch on the App Store until Dec. 15, but when it’s available for download, you’ll need to make sure you have a constant internet connection.http://www.ibtimes.com/super-mario-run-release-date-news-ios-game-wont-work-offline-miyamoto-says-2458036Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:22:03 -0500Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Interested In Going into Government, Lawsuit Revealshttp://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-interested-going-government-lawsuit-reveals-2458031
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has thought about going into government, according to legal documents obtained by Bloomberg. http://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-interested-going-government-lawsuit-reveals-2458031Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:13:52 -0500Karina Vetrano Update: Police, Prosecutors Ask For Controversial Family DNA Testing To Solve Queens Jogging Murderhttp://www.ibtimes.com/karina-vetrano-update-police-prosecutors-ask-controversial-family-dna-testing-solve-2458024
Authorities in New York have turned to a controversial DNA technique as a last resort in identifying the killer of Karina Vetrano, a 30-year-old jogger who was murdered while running in Queens in August. A DNA sample was retrieved from Vetrano’s body when she was found but did not produce a match in either state or local databases.http://www.ibtimes.com/karina-vetrano-update-police-prosecutors-ask-controversial-family-dna-testing-solve-2458024Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:56:54 -0500Android 7.1.1 Features: Samsung Will Update Galaxy S7 And Galaxy S7 Edge With Latest Version Of Nougathttp://www.ibtimes.com/android-711-features-samsung-will-update-galaxy-s7-galaxy-s7-edge-latest-version-2458033
Amid testing the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge for its Android Nougat updates, Samsung has confirmed to beta testers that the handsets will receive Android 7.1.1 when the official software is available.http://www.ibtimes.com/android-711-features-samsung-will-update-galaxy-s7-galaxy-s7-edge-latest-version-2458033Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:53:16 -0500When Is Brittany Bell Due? Nick Cannon Rumored To Welcome Baby Boy With Ex-Girlfriend http://www.ibtimes.com/when-brittany-bell-due-nick-cannon-rumored-welcome-baby-boy-ex-girlfriend-2458007
Nick Cannon will soon be welcoming baby number three. The “America’s Got Talent” host has remained quiet about the details surrounding his ex-girlfriend Brittany Bell’s pregnancy, but a new report has revealed the sex of Cannon and Bell’s little bundle of joy.http://www.ibtimes.com/when-brittany-bell-due-nick-cannon-rumored-welcome-baby-boy-ex-girlfriend-2458007Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:42:53 -0500Derrick Rose Injury Update: Knicks Point Guard Returning Friday vs. Kings?http://www.ibtimes.com/derrick-rose-injury-update-knicks-point-guard-returning-friday-vs-kings-2457983
When Derrick Rose pulled out in the third quarter of Tuesday’s victory over the Miami Heat with back spasms, renewed fears arose surrounding the New York Knicks starting point guard because of his long injury history.
Fortunately for the Knicks, Rose didn’t suffer another injury to either of his surgically repaired knees, but his status for Friday’s matchup with the Sacramento Kings – the first of a season-high five straight on the road - remains mired in doubt and he seems unlikely to play, according to reports.http://www.ibtimes.com/derrick-rose-injury-update-knicks-point-guard-returning-friday-vs-kings-2457983Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:38:23 -0500Galaxy Note 7 Recall: Samsung To Brick Unreturned Smartphones With Software Updatehttp://www.ibtimes.com/galaxy-note-7-recall-samsung-brick-unreturned-smartphones-software-update-2458021
Update, 12:58PM EST: Verizon, the largest mobile carrier in the U.S., is refusing to release an update to Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices that would render the devices unusable.http://www.ibtimes.com/galaxy-note-7-recall-samsung-brick-unreturned-smartphones-software-update-2458021Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:28:45 -0500WTF Christmas Gift Ideas 2016: 12 Weird Presents In Every Price Rangehttp://www.ibtimes.com/wtf-christmas-gift-ideas-2016-12-weird-presents-every-price-range-2458011
We’ve already given you gift ideas for music lovers, Dr. Who fans and beer lovers but these gifts are a little different. These 12 WTF presents are perfect for when you want to get a laugh or just have no clue what to get someone.http://www.ibtimes.com/wtf-christmas-gift-ideas-2016-12-weird-presents-every-price-range-2458011Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:21:47 -0500US Arms Sale Deal Approved: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Morocco Receive Billions In Weapons Despite Yemen War Concernshttp://www.ibtimes.com/us-arms-sale-deal-approved-saudi-arabia-uae-morocco-receive-billions-weapons-despite-2457986
The Department of Defense approved Thursday five major weapon sales, including helicopters for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and missiles for Morocco, despite Congressional backlash regarding the countries' involvement in Yemen's civil war.http://www.ibtimes.com/us-arms-sale-deal-approved-saudi-arabia-uae-morocco-receive-billions-weapons-despite-2457986Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:12:48 -0500Donald Trump Criticism: Karl Rove Says Boeing Contract Comments Were 'Fire, Ready, Aim'http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-criticism-karl-rove-says-boeing-contract-comments-were-fire-ready-aim-2457987
Karl Rove, GOP strategist and former top aide to President George W. Bush, criticized President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday for comments about a Boeing contract for a new Air Force One plane. Rove told Fox News that the often brash and impetuous Trump didn't think about, or understand, the far-reaching ramifications of everything said and how it can impact a company's stock.http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-criticism-karl-rove-says-boeing-contract-comments-were-fire-ready-aim-2457987Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:11:51 -0500